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Trends in Resource Extraction and Implications for Sustainability in Canada

Mariam, Yohannes - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 1999

There is a disagreement on the concept, definition and application of the paradigm of sustainable development. The definition that has been accepted by many involves several components, and it is difficult to measure or quantify indicators. Depending on the structure of the economy, it is...

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Financial instruments for human development

Chichilnisky, Graciela - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 1998

Economics often provides the wrong incentives to those who control the assets, such as people in developing countries where most forests are located and who could potentially benefit most from conservation . There is increasing unease about this situation, and an emerging view is that standard...

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Competitiveness and environmental protection: a dirty dilemma

Oliver, Geoffrey; Basak, Rishi - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2004

Environmental authorities are regularly challenged to defend their regulations and policies in terms of how they impose additional costs on business and affect economic competitiveness. This paper discusses the links between environmental protection (and government policies and regulations more...

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The Economics of Climate Change and Science of Global Warming Debate:African Perspectives

Nwaobi, Godwin - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2013

As at today, it is an indisputable fact that the climate is changing and there is a scientific consensus that the world is becoming a warmer place principally attributable to human activities. Regrettably, the physical impacts of future climate change on humans and the environment will include...

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Degrowth and sustainable public finance

Pasche, Markus - 2018

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The Impact of Foreign Direct Investment on Agricultural Productivity and Poverty Reduction in Tanzania

Msuya, Elibariki - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2007

examined. Factors that hinder FDI flow to agriculture in Tanzania are assessed. Specifically, the role of FDI in improving an … agricultural firm’s efficiency in Tanzania and reforms required for more effective investment promotion in agriculture are examined …. An important implication of the results is that FDI to Tanzania and specifically to agriculture, has a much more far …

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Global price transmission in Senegal’s groundnut markets: can smallholders benefit from high international prices?

Tankari, Mahamadou Roufahi - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2012

In this paper, we seek to know whether the smallholders in Senegal can benefit from the high world prices. By means of … for a shock to be fully transmitted to local markets. Thus, it will be possible for the smallholders to benefit from the …

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When is shared sanitation improved sanitation? - The correlation between number of users and toilet hygiene

Günther, Isabel; Niwagaba, Charles B.; Lüthi, Christoph; … - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2012

The international debate on the question of whether shared and/or public sanitation facilities should be considered improved is still open. The concern is that a shared sanitation facility cannot be maintained in hygienic conditions when used by too many people. The analysis of 1’500 randomly...

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The laffer curve and the debt-growth link in low-income Sub-Saharan African economies

Megersa, kelbesa - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2014

The study of the link between debt and growth has been full of debates, both in theory and empirics. However, there is a growing consensus that the relationship is sensitive to the level of debt. Our paper tries to address the question of non linearity in the long term relationship between...

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The impacts of the food, fuel and financial crises on households in Nigeria. A retrospective approach for research enquiry

Niño-Zarazúa, Miguel; Chiripanhura, Blessing - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2013

This paper examines the impacts of the financial, food and fuel crises on the livelihoods of low-income households Nigeria. It uses primary household level data from Nigeria to analyse the impacts of induced price variability on household welfare. Our results indicate that aggregate shocks have...

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